Combination string holder and advertising device



,Apu 10,'1923.

R. H. BIGGS COMBINATION STRING HOLDER AND ADVERTISING DEVICE .3, 1922 2sheets-sheet; l

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Apr. 10, 1923.

R. H. BIGGS COMBINATION STRING HOLDER AND ADVERTISING DEVICE 2sheets-sheet 2 Patented Apr. 1e, 192e.

S Pi A 'l' @AFE COMBINATION STRING HOLDER AND ADVERTISING' DEVICE.

Application led August 3, 1922. Serial No. 579,468.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT HOWARD Brees, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and a resident of the city of St. Catharines, in the county ofLincoln, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented cer tain newand useful Improvements in Combination String Holders and AdvertisingDevices, of which the following is the specification. l

My invention relates to improvements in combination string holders andadvertising devices and the object of the invention is to devise astring holder from which the string may be withdrawn so as to exhibit anew vadvertisement at each operation and it consists essentially of thefollowing arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter moreparticularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a face elevation of my string holder and advertising device.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged face sectional view through Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the center of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view on line 4--4, Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a further enlarged detail of the main bearing sleeve. f

Fig. 6 is a perspective detail of the pad holder employed in connectionwith my device.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in each figure.

1 indicates the base of my machine. 2 and 3 are casing members supportedupon the base, the member 3 being secured thereto by screws 4. The lowerportion 3X of the base forms a housing in which the string is containedas will hereinafter appear.

The upper portion of the casing 30 is substantially circular and isconnected to the portion 3X by a hollow neck 31. 5 and 6 are orificesformed in the center of the circular portion 30 of eachcasing member 2and 3, the orifices 5 and 6 being in horizontal alignment. 7 is a studyprovided with reduced threaded ends 8 and 9 and extending through theorifices 5 and 6.

10 is a reduced portion located intermediately ofthe length of the stud7, the periphery of such reduced portion being formed with ratchet teeth11 for apurpose which will vhereinafter appear.

12 and 13 are securing nuts which are screwed onto the reduced threadedportions 8 and 9 to secure the stud 7 in a stationary position withinthe casing. 14 is a circular enlargement adapted to bear against thein-` ner face of the casing memberl 3, such casing member being clampedbetween the en'- largement 14 and the nut 13. Each casing member 2 and 3is provided with a central internal recess 15 which is concentric with65 the center of each orifice 5 and 6. 16.is a sleeve which is mountedupon the stud 7, such sleeve being provided, intermediately of itslength, with a segmental cutaway portion 17 located opposite the reducedportion 10 of the stud 7.

The sleeve 16 is provided with reduced eX- ternally threaded ends 16xand 16. 18 and 19 are discs provided with internally threaded centralorifices 18X and 19X through whichy the reduced ends 16x and 16 of thesleeve 16 pass. 2O and 21 are discs of card or other suitable materialupon which suitable advertisements are inscribed for a purpose whichwill hereinafter appear. The disc 18 lis provided in its peripheral edgewith ratchet-shape notches 22 spaced at suitable distances apart.

23 is a stud extending from the casing member 3 towards the center ofthe mach-ine.v 85

`24 is a dog swung u on the stud 23k and adapted to engage wit theratchet notches l 22 being spring-pressed into engagement with suchnotches by the spring 25. 26 is a pin extending outward from the dog 24.

27 is a pulley member formed by a disc portion having radial slits 28eXtending-inward from the edge thereof to form a series of tongues 29which are bent alternately in opposite directions to form a stringreceiving V-shape groove 30. 31 and32-are bearing brackets secured tothe base 1 within the casing formed by the members 2 and 3. 33 is' ashaft secured within the orifices 34 and 35 of the brackets 31 and 32.36 is a sleeve mounted freely upon the shaft 33 and upon which is forceda ball of string as' invdicated at 37. j

The strand 38 of the ball 37 passes upward around the pulley 27 andoutward through an orifice fo-rmed by opposing notches 39 and through anorifice 40 formed in a guidefinger 41 secured tothe casing member 311sindicated at 42. The bracket 32 is provided with an upward extension 110ortica.

43 from which extends a horizontal finger 44 having a guide orifice 45in proximity to the end thereof through which the strand of string 38passes and whereby the string` is held to track with the pulley 27 Thebase portion 3X of the casing is provided with an extension 46 formed byvertical wall portions having inclined edges 47. 48 is a stud extendingbetween the wall portions of the extension 46. 49 is a paci holder. Therpad holder 49 comprises a plate 50 adapted to fit between the inclinededges 47 and a horizontal extension 51 which is broad U-shape in crosssection, the arms of the U` being provided with inverted notches 521adapted to fit over the stud 48 so as to for-,1n a'support for the padholder. 53 are theleaves of the pad which are secured upon spicularprojections 54. 55 are exhibiting orifices formed in the casing members2 and rilhe exhibitingoriiices 55 are provided with transparent windowportions 56. 57 are fingers rigidly securedv to the pulley 27 so as toproject outward therefrom. rlhe outer end of each finger is providedwith an inclined portion 58 adapted to engage the pin 26 when the pulley27 is revolved.

Having described the yprincipal parts 1nvolved in my invention l willbriefly rescribe the operation of the same.

vVhen it is desired to tie a parcel the stringv strand 38 is grasped atits free end f by the operator and pulled outward from the casingthrough the orifices 39 and 40.

By this means the pulley 27 is revolved as' the string is drawn ofl theball 37.

As the pulley 27 is revolved the inclined end 58 of one of the fingerprojections 57 engages the pin 26 lifting the dog 24 out of the notch 22with which it is in engagement. 59'is a helical spring, one end of whichis secured'to the hub of the pulley 27 and the other end to the disc 18.

When the strand of string is pulled in the manner above described torotate the pulley 27 the spring 59 is gradually tightened, the disc 18being held from rotation by the dog 24. As the pulley 27 is turned theinclined portion 58 of the finger 57 next adjacent to the dog 24 engagesthe pin 26 thereby lifting the dog 24 out of' engagement with the notch22 with which it is engaged thereby freeing the disc 18 which is thencarried by the spring in tension a partial turn to exhibit the nextsucceeding` advertisement through the orifice 55.' The -disc 19, beingmounted upon the same sleeve as the disc 18, turns in unison so as toalso exhibit the next succeeding advertisement through the orifice 55 ofthe casing member'2.

In order to prevent the return of the pulley 27 after each outward drawupon the strand of string 38 I have provided a dog 60 pivoted upon a pin61 carried by the pulley 27. The dog 60 coacts with the ratchet 11sliding over the ratchet during the forward turning movement. of thepulley 27 to engage with the ratchet teeth on any tendency for thepulley 27 to make a return movement. j

rlhe casing member 3 may be provided with a socket 62 for the receptionof the pencil 63 by which the addresses to which the parcels are sentmay be noted upon the pad lfrom this description it will be seen that lhave devised a vcry simple device adapted to hold string so that thestring may be readily drawn off from the wall and which,

b f such o aeration will automaticall f onerate an advertising device sothat a new advertisement is exhibited by each operation.

What l claim as my invention is: 1. ln a combination string holder andadvertising device, a casing, a mountingy located within the casing andupon which a ball of string is turnably carried, a pulley i membermounted within the casing to rotate in a vertical plane above themounting of the ball of string and over which the free strand of thestring is adapted to pass, a turnablc member havingy a face setvertically and bearing a series of advertisements on such face adaptedto be successively carried by the turnable member from an unexposed toan exposed position, and means for automatically operating the turnablemember as each length of string is drawn off the ball around the pulley.

2. A combination string holder and advertising device comprising acasing having an exhibiting orifice, a mounting 'located within thecasing upon which the ball of string is tu'rnably carried, a pulley alsomounted within the casing above the ball of string and around which thefree end of the string strand is adapted to pass, a disc having its faceset vertically also turnably mounted within the casing adapted to carrya series of advertisements on such vertical face, and means forautomatically turning the disc after each length of string is drawn offaround the pulley to ca'rry each advertise ment to an exposed positionopposite the eX- hibiting orifice.

3. A combination string holder and ad vertising device comprising acasing, a mounting located within the casing upon which a ball of stringis turnably carried, a stud extending through the casing atv rightangles to the aforesaid mounting, a pulley mounted thereon around whichthe strand orl stringY passes from the ball, a disc also mounted uponthe stud independently of the pulley and adapted to bear a series ofadvertisements to be brought successively from an unexpos'ed to anexposed position, a resilient connection between the disc and thepulley,

mounted upon the studindependently of the,

pulley and adapted to bear a series of advertisements to be broughtsuccessively from an unexposed to an exposed position, a resilientconnection between the disc and the' pulley, releasable means forholding the disc in a stationary position, means for automaticallyfreeing the disc at the end of each turning movement of the pulley, andmeans for preventing the return movement of the pulley after eachoperation.

5. A string holder and advertising device comprising a casing, amounting located in the lower portion of the casing and adapted to carrya ball of string, a stud shaft secured in the casing, a sleeve mountedupon the stud shaft, a pulleyy mounted freely upon the sleeve and aroundwhich a strand ofstring from the aforesaid ball is adapted to pass, adisc secured to each end of thev sleeve and each bearing a series ofadvertisements adapted to be brought from an unexposed to an exposedposition, raisable means engaging the periphery of the disc to hold itfrom rotation, means carried by the pulley adapted to raise suchraisable means to free the disc, and a resilient connection between thepulley and the disc adapted to ,exert a tension upon the disc as thepulley is turned prior to the raising of the raisable locking means.

.6. A combination string holder and advertising devicecomprising acasing, a ball string mounting located in the lower portion of thecasing, a stud extending through the casing and set at right angles tothe aforesaid mounting, a sleeve mounted upon the stud, a lpulley freelymounted uppn the sleeve, a disc secured to each end ,ofl thel sleeve,each disc bearing a series of advertisements adapted to be brought froman un` i exposed to an exposed position, one of said discs having a`series of peripheral ratchet notches, a dog carried by the casing andcoacting ywith the notches to hold the disc stationary, a finger carriedby the pulley adapted to raise the dog out of engagement with the notchas the pulley is turned, and

a resilient connectingv means lbetween. the pulley and the disc adaptedto be drawn intoy tension as the pulley is kturned prior tothe releaseof the dog.

7. A combination string holder and advertising device comprising vacasing, a mounting fora ball of string located in the` lower portion ofthe casing, a` stud extending through the casing at right angles to theball of string, a ratchet cut in the stud', a sleeve mounted u on thestud and having a` segvmental ori ice, a pulleymounted yupon the sleeve,a dog carried by the pulley and adapted to pass through the aforesaidsleeve to engage the ratchet, a member carried by the sleeve andadaptedto bear a. series of advertisements adapted to be successivelybrought to an exposed position, and means operated by the turning of thepulley for turning the disc after yeach length of string has been drawnaround the pulley.' Y

`ROBERT-HOWARD BIGGS.

